Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development, Obesity
Neurocrine Biosciences
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
About The Role
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development will define and execute clinical development strategies for Neurocrine’s obesity pipeline, providing independent medical leadership across Phase 1–3 and partnering with cross-functional teams.
Your Contributions
- Develop and lead obesity clinical development strategies (accountable for study design and medical integrity across Phase 1–3)
- Serve as Program/Therapeutic Medical Lead; provide medical leadership and input into integrated development plans
- Drive execution aligned to corporate objectives, regulatory strategy, and scientific rationale
- Translate clinical strategy into study designs and operational plans delivering high-quality data
- Lead clinical synopses; contribute to protocols/amendments/study reports
- Oversee data collection strategy and interpretation/integration of clinical data
- Partner with Clinical Operations for trial execution per NBI SOPs, GCP, and regulatory requirements
- Assess and disposition adverse events with Drug Safety; evaluate benefit–risk throughout development
- Engage external experts/investigators/KOLs to inform strategy and trial design; support investigator selection and act as Sponsor medical monitor/representative
- Lead analysis/presentation of study results; guide scientific disclosures (abstracts, presentations, publications)
- Partner with Research/Translational Medicine on biomarker strategies
- Interface across Research/Product/Business Development; resource and budget input; recruit/mentor teams; manage CROs/consultants; contribute to clinical development policies/processes/best practices
Requirements
- MD or DO (or equivalent) in relevant clinical specialty AND 4+ years clinical experience with broad bio/pharmaceutical/CRO drug development experience; OR accredited residency training and board certification preferred
- Deep clinical development expertise; understanding of regulatory/technical/business considerations
- Track record leading IND/NDA or similar regulatory submissions/interactions
- Strong GCP, translational medicine, biomarker development, study design, biostatistics, and data interpretation
- Successful leadership of cross-functional matrixed teams; manage external CROs/vendors
- Proven ability to drive strategy from early development through late-stage execution
Leadership/Core Competencies
Strategic, collaborative, strong mentoring/people leadership, exceptional communication, adaptable/self-motivated, project management, and proficiency with clinical/business documentation tools.
Benefits (as stated)
- Base salary range: $301,100.00–$411,000.00; annual bonus target 35% of earned base; eligibility for equity long-term incentive
- Retirement match, paid vacation/holidays/personal days, caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development will define and execute clinical development strategies for Neurocrine’s obesity pipeline, providing independent medical leadership across Phase 1–3 and partnering with cross-functional teams.
Your Contributions
- Develop and lead obesity clinical development strategies (accountable for study design and medical integrity across Phase 1–3)
- Serve as Program/Therapeutic Medical Lead; provide medical leadership and input into integrated development plans
- Drive execution aligned to corporate objectives, regulatory strategy, and scientific rationale
- Translate clinical strategy into study designs and operational plans delivering high-quality data
- Lead clinical synopses; contribute to protocols/amendments/study reports
- Oversee data collection strategy and interpretation/integration of clinical data
- Partner with Clinical Operations for trial execution per NBI SOPs, GCP, and regulatory requirements
- Assess and disposition adverse events with Drug Safety; evaluate benefit–risk throughout development
- Engage external experts/investigators/KOLs to inform strategy and trial design; support investigator selection and act as Sponsor medical monitor/representative
- Lead analysis/presentation of study results; guide scientific disclosures (abstracts, presentations, publications)
- Partner with Research/Translational Medicine on biomarker strategies
- Interface across Research/Product/Business Development; resource and budget input; recruit/mentor teams; manage CROs/consultants; contribute to clinical development policies/processes/best practices
Requirements
- MD or DO (or equivalent) in relevant clinical specialty AND 4+ years clinical experience with broad bio/pharmaceutical/CRO drug development experience; OR accredited residency training and board certification preferred
- Deep clinical development expertise; understanding of regulatory/technical/business considerations
- Track record leading IND/NDA or similar regulatory submissions/interactions
- Strong GCP, translational medicine, biomarker development, study design, biostatistics, and data interpretation
- Successful leadership of cross-functional matrixed teams; manage external CROs/vendors
- Proven ability to drive strategy from early development through late-stage execution
Leadership/Core Competencies
Strategic, collaborative, strong mentoring/people leadership, exceptional communication, adaptable/self-motivated, project management, and proficiency with clinical/business documentation tools.
Benefits (as stated)
- Base salary range: $301,100.00–$411,000.00; annual bonus target 35% of earned base; eligibility for equity long-term incentive
- Retirement match, paid vacation/holidays/personal days, caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical/prescription/dental/vision coverage.